King's College Chapel from the side. The College was founded by King Henry VI in 1441, but the Chapel was only finished in 1515 under Henry VIII. It features the world's largest fan vault and the painting The Adoration of the Magi by Rubens.
View of King's College from the river, containing King's College's famous Chapel.
View of King's College from the river. The College was founded by King Henry VI in 1441, and originally admitted only male students from Eton College. Every year, the College holds a sumptuous dinner in the memory of its founder called the "Founder's Feast" to which all members of College in their last year of studies are invited.
Panorama of King's College in the winter.
St. John's College Front Gate, completed in 1516. A statue of St. John the Evangelist resides above the gate.
A court in St John's College
The Bridge of Sighs in St. John's College, named after its counterpart in Venice. The only real similarity between the Bridge of Sighs and its Venetian namesake is that both of them are covered bridges. Today it is part of the main thoroughfare through the College and used daily by those who live and work there.
Inside New Court in St. John's College. The court was built in the Gothic style and completed in 1831. It was the first major building to be placed by any college on the west side of the river, and arose from the College's need to accommodate more students.
Trinity College's Great Court, in which Isaac Newton had his rooms as a student at Trinity. The court is the site of the Great Court Run, which involves attempting running the 341 metres around the court within the length of time that it takes the College clock to strike the hour of twelve (roughly 43 seconds). The run traditionally occurs every year at noon on the day of the Matriculation Dinner.
Marble statues in Trinity College Chapel.
Punts for hire on the river Cam
The Mathematical Bridge over the River Cam, in Queen's College. The bridge was first built in 1749, and contrary to the myths surrounding the bridge, it was never held together without nails.
Punting under a bridge on the river Cam.
Clare College gate leading to the bridge. The college was founded in 1326 by the University's chancellor, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse.
View of Clare College bridge, the oldest of Cambridge's current bridges, as seen from King's College Bridge. Fourteen stone balls decorate it, one of which has a missing section.
Cambridge Military Cemetery, Britain's only World War Two American Military Cemetery.
Punting on the river Cam, a very popular activity for tourists, students and residents of Cambridge during the warmer months.
A punter ducks under a bridge whilst punting on the river Cam. The tradition in Cambridge is that the punter stands on the raised end of the punt, compared to Oxford, where the punter stands at the opposite end inside the punt
The Senate House built in 1722–1730 is used mainly for degree ceremonies. As part of the university's 800th anniversary celebrations in 2009, the side of the Senate House was illuminated with a lightshow, illustrating aspects of the history of the university.
Undergraduates in their BA hoods and gowns waiting outside the Senate House for their degree award-giving ceremony, which takes place in June.
The Corpus Clock outside Corpus Christi College Library in central Cambridge, nicknamed the Chronophage (greek for time eater). It was officially unveiled to the public on 19 September 2008 by Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking.
One of the many charming doorways in Cambridge.
